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Utilisation de homer pro en francais11/30/2023 ![]() Immunocastration prevents boar taint, pain associated with surgery, and stress related to aggressive and mounting behavior. The quality of meat from entire male pigs is lower because of boar taint, a reduced intramuscular fat content, and increased unsaturation of the fat. Feed efficiency and carcass quality are much better than in surgical castrates. Raising entire male pigs avoids pain at castration, but animals can suffer from increased stress during the finishing period because of aggressive and mounting behavior. It results in pain during surgery and markedly increases feed costs and the fat content of the carcass. ![]() ![]() ![]() Castration is mostly motivated by the presence of boar taint in the meat from some entire male pigs. This paper reviews the pros and cons of various alternatives to the surgical castration of male piglets without pain relief.
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